Mangrove Snapper Fishing Reports (January 2025)

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Fishing report from Chris P. in Tavernier, Florida Book a trip with Captain Chris here.

01/21/2025 Mangrove Snapper, Spanish Mackerel

These beasts were landed just after hurricane Ian ran through. We headed out early on the day after land fall. Pilchards had moved into the creaks by the thousands making for easy bait opportunities. After one throw we loaded up on jumbo razors . Then headed to some wrecks just passed the reefs in Islamorada. The water was milky but calm , stirred up from the week of high winds . On the first drift we hooked the first monster on one of the lighter rods with a 20 pound leader . After a nearly 20 min battle we were finally gaining back line . Finally we made it to the weight and I Began carefully hand lining the fish to the boat . Finally after we got the gaff in angler and Captain both let put a sigh of relief followed by the crack of several high fives between all aboard the Papa Jack 4 ! Best part is second drop we boated a second pompano shortly after . This time rigged a bit heavier ! Between the multiple cold fronts and north to North west winds . It has made for perfect condition for targeting shallow water mutton's . We have had several double digit keeper mutton trips and even seeing a few over 20 pounds . Additionally having shots at everything from red grouper , Goliath grouper , lane snapper , and mackerel in between mutton's bites. Keeping the box full of variety and keeping anglers rods bent. We also had a few gulf trips later in the month in beautiful calm seas . Where the Spanish mackerel run has kept drags screaming and everyone with a perm-a grin ! In addition to jumbo mangroves , and even some Cobia opportunities. Over all the new year has been full of great action and many memories made aboard the Papa Jack 4. We looked forward to seeing what the rest of this winter season has to offer !

Fishing report from Antonio E. in Key West, Florida Book a trip with Captain Antonio here.

01/17/2025 Cero Mackerel, Lane Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Yellowtail Snapper

Fishing report from Jesse C. in Fort Myers Beach, Florida Book a trip with Captain Jesse here.

01/14/2025 Mangrove Snapper, Redfish, Sheepshead, Speckled Trout, Weakfish

01/14/2025 Mangrove Snapper, Perch, Scup, Spanish Mackerel

01/14/2025 Mangrove Snapper

Action hasn't stopped with the chilli weather

Fishing report from Hunter L. in Key West, Florida Book a trip with Captain Hunter here.

01/14/2025 Cobia, Lane Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Red Snapper

The news from Key West really is our winter fishing has picked up Cobia, mackerels, wahoo, and sail fish starting

Fishing report from Robbie B. in Destin, Florida Book a trip with Captain Robbie here.

01/14/2025 Mangrove Snapper, Redfish, Speckled Trout

Fishing the bay for giant sheep head is now on! Fast action white trout especially for the kids is doing very well this winter too. Some pompano and Spanish mackerel are being caught fishing for white trout. Gulf fishing for flounder and fast fun light tackle reef fish like speckled rock hind, scamp grouper, and vermillion snapper on calm seas days is "the easy button". Red grouper is now open and there's good ones to be kept especially on a five or six hour trip getting down the beach on some good natural rock bottom reefs.

Fishing report from Troy W. in Islamorada, Florida Book a trip with Captain Troy here.

01/14/2025 Cero Mackerel, Mangrove Snapper

Catching black fin tuna, king mackerel, barracuda, skipjack tuna, sailfish, snappers, sharks and several others

Fishing report from Tim R. in Naples, Florida Book a trip with Captain Tim here.

01/14/2025 Florida Pompano, Mangrove Snapper, Speckled Trout

The water temperatures are cold and the fishing is hot! Fishermen of all ages and skill levels are having a blast deep in the Naples Backcountry bouncing jigs, and freelining live shrimp to hungry seatrout, redfish, black drum, sheepshead, snook, mangrove snapper, jack crevalle, ladyfish and its common to catch 50 plus fish in a 4 hour charter. Pick a date that works and let's go catch some fish!

Fishing report from Kenneth K. in Melbourne, Florida Book a trip with Captain Kenneth here.

01/14/2025 Mangrove Snapper

Fishing has been very good to epic for Sheepshead, Seatrout (sometimes 30+ fish per trip), Redfish, Black Drum, and Mangrove Snappers. Here are the last few trips in pictures.

Fishing report from Cole H. in Fort Pierce, Florida Book a trip with Captain Cole here.

01/14/2025 Mangrove Snapper, Red Snapper

01/14/2025 Cobia, Mangrove Snapper, Red Snapper, Yellowtail Snapper

We couldn’t think of a better way to bring in the new year. Thank you guys for a great 24 and here’s to 2025. Mahi-Mahi, Dorado, dolphin…Whatever you call them Keith and his crew caught em. 💪🏼 🐟 Top bite was hot and we understood the assignment. 💚💛💙

Fishing report from Gage B. in Clearwater, Florida Book a trip with Captain Gage here.

01/09/2025 Mangrove Snapper, Scup

Fishing report from Clay P. in St. Augustine, Florida Book a trip with Captain Clay here.

01/07/2025 Black Drum, Mangrove Snapper, Redfish

Fishing report from Matt F. in Sarasota, Florida Book a trip with Captain Matt here.

01/07/2025 Mangrove Snapper, Redfish, Sheepshead

01/07/2025 Mangrove Snapper, Sheepshead

01/07/2025 Mangrove Snapper, Redfish, Spanish Mackerel, Speckled Trout

Fishing report from Ryan C. in Key West, Florida Book a trip with Captain Ryan here.

01/07/2025 Mangrove Snapper, Yellowtail Snapper

Winter time fish are in full swing and yellow jacks are on top of the list. November-March is the best time of year to target this remarkable specie. They are a very fast hard fishing fish that run in large schools around the reef and shallow structures inshore. Yellow jacks are also great to eat making them a high value target. There has been a few Cobia being caught on the shallow wrecks this week along with snappers and barracudas. A live pinfish on a jig head is hard to beat to target those species.

Fishing report from Justin F. in Key West, Florida Book a trip with Captain Justin here.

01/07/2025 Mangrove Snapper, Mutton Snapper, Yellowtail Snapper

Fishing report from Hank V. in St. Petersburg, Florida Book a trip with Captain Hank here.

01/04/2025 Black Drum, Mangrove Snapper, Sheepshead

Fishing report from Anthony D. in Miami, Florida Book a trip with Captain Anthony here.

12/31/2024 Mangrove Snapper

Had a blast on a couple of recent trips teaching and sharing the wonderful world of fishing with these amazing kids. It’s not just about bending rods—it’s about sharing knowledge on various species and techniques, so they leave with more than just fish; they leave with unforgettable memories and skills that last a lifetime

Fishing report from Joel B. in Marathon, Florida Book a trip with Captain Joel here.

12/29/2024 Blackfin Tuna, Mangrove Snapper, Yellowtail Snapper

Fishing report from Johnny M. in Marathon, Florida Book a trip with Captain Johnny here.

12/19/2024 Kingfish, Mangrove Snapper

12/19/2024 Mangrove Snapper, Spanish Mackerel

Fishing report from Hunter L. in Key West, Florida Book a trip with Captain Hunter here.

Mangrove Snapper, Mutton Snapper Fishing in Key West, Florida

12/19/2024 Mangrove Snapper, Mutton Snapper

We've been doing a lot of Lobster Diving line, fish hunting, and patch reef fishing. We're coming into our winter fishing. We're looking for wahoo, mackerel, sailfish, cobia, tuna and snappers on the patch reefs

Fishing report from Jesse C. in Fort Myers Beach, Florida Book a trip with Captain Jesse here.

12/19/2024 Mangrove Snapper

12/19/2024 Lane Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Sheepshead

12/19/2024 Black Drum, Lane Snapper, Mangrove Snapper

Fishing report from Justin F. in Key West, Florida Book a trip with Captain Justin here.

12/19/2024 Mangrove Snapper

Lots of snapper inshore. Weather has not allowed much offshore, but we got a handful of mackerel and a decent mahi yesterday

Fishing report from Alex S. in Destin, Florida Book a trip with Captain Alex here.

12/17/2024 Mangrove Snapper

Red snapper are still open and the bite is on fire right now.

Fishing report from Darius K. in Sarasota, Florida Book a trip with Captain Darius here.

12/17/2024 Mangrove Snapper, Scup, Sheepshead

Fishing report from Matt F. in Sarasota, Florida Book a trip with Captain Matt here.

12/17/2024 Mangrove Snapper

12/17/2024 Mangrove Snapper, Sheepshead

Fishing report from Nathan S. in Panama City Beach, Florida Book a trip with Captain Nathan here.

12/17/2024 Mangrove Snapper

Fishing has been pretty good, Pelagics have been a little slower, but the bottom fishing bite has been awesome.

Mangrove Snapper Fishing Reports (January 2025)

Where is the best Mangrove Snapper fishing right now? Check out the latest Mangrove Snapper fishing reports across all our locations below.

Fishing report from Chris P. in Tavernier, Florida Book a trip with Captain Chris here.

Fishing report from Antonio E. in Key West, Florida Book a trip with Captain Antonio here.

Fishing report from Jesse C. in Fort Myers Beach, Florida Book a trip with Captain Jesse here.

Fishing report from Hunter L. in Key West, Florida Book a trip with Captain Hunter here.

Fishing report from Robbie B. in Destin, Florida Book a trip with Captain Robbie here.

Fishing report from Troy W. in Islamorada, Florida Book a trip with Captain Troy here.

Fishing report from Tim R. in Naples, Florida Book a trip with Captain Tim here.

Fishing report from Kenneth K. in Melbourne, Florida Book a trip with Captain Kenneth here.

Fishing report from Cole H. in Fort Pierce, Florida Book a trip with Captain Cole here.

Fishing report from Gage B. in Clearwater, Florida Book a trip with Captain Gage here.

Fishing report from Clay P. in St. Augustine, Florida Book a trip with Captain Clay here.

Fishing report from Matt F. in Sarasota, Florida Book a trip with Captain Matt here.

Fishing report from Ryan C. in Key West, Florida Book a trip with Captain Ryan here.

Fishing report from Justin F. in Key West, Florida Book a trip with Captain Justin here.

Fishing report from Hank V. in St. Petersburg, Florida Book a trip with Captain Hank here.

Fishing report from Anthony D. in Miami, Florida Book a trip with Captain Anthony here.

Fishing report from Joel B. in Marathon, Florida Book a trip with Captain Joel here.

Fishing report from Johnny M. in Marathon, Florida Book a trip with Captain Johnny here.

Fishing report from Hunter L. in Key West, Florida Book a trip with Captain Hunter here.

Fishing report from Jesse C. in Fort Myers Beach, Florida Book a trip with Captain Jesse here.

Fishing report from Justin F. in Key West, Florida Book a trip with Captain Justin here.

Fishing report from Alex S. in Destin, Florida Book a trip with Captain Alex here.

Fishing report from Darius K. in Sarasota, Florida Book a trip with Captain Darius here.

Fishing report from Matt F. in Sarasota, Florida Book a trip with Captain Matt here.

Fishing report from Nathan S. in Panama City Beach, Florida Book a trip with Captain Nathan here.